SSC Geography quiz 20 September 11, 2018 September 11, 2018 Please enter your email: 1. ‘Hinterland’ refers to: continental shelf in the sea from which oil can be extracted natural harbour used for international trade abandoned sea port where trade was carried out initially land region extending from a sea port 2. The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is: Haldia Paradeep New Tuticorin Vishakhapatnam 3. Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because: the region is densely populated the level of underground water is high the sources of canals are perennial rivers the soil is porous 4. Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore? Mumbai Cochin New Mangalore Vishakhapatnam 5. Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port? Tuticorin Vishakhapatnam Haldia Kandla 6. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down Son Mahanadi Yamuna Damodar 7. Which one of the following statements is correct? India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports India ranks 9th in the world’s shipping tonnage Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports Mumbai port handles half of the country’s foreign trade 8. Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India? Vishakhapatnam Tuticorin Ennore Cochin 9. Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? Kolkata Kochi Mumbai Vishakhapatnam 10. Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched? Quilon : Kerala Paradip : Orissa Kandla : Gujarat Kakinada : Maharashtra Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related